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The risks from high canola frequency
Scientific research in Western Canada has identified three factors that increase the risk of canola yield loss in short rotations. They are blackleg, clubroot and cabbage root maggot. Clubroot will…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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20 agronomy tips to improve sustainability
Economic and environmental sustainability often go together. Here are 20 tips from the Canola Digest Science Edition 2018 that can help a farm increase profits while improving pest management, fertilizer… -
Fertilizer planning: Seed-placed rates, logistics, in-crop applications
What fertilizer to put in the seed row? How much fertilizer does canola need? What are your logistical challenges to following the 4Rs?… -
Soil health: Indicators and improvements
The following article is based on this Canola Watch podcast with University of Manitoba soil scientist David Lobb… -
Help with research on habitat and crop productivity
Manitoba and Saskatchewan research projects are looking for farmers to help explore how habitat increases crop productivity… -
Biobeds: What are they and why build them?
A pesticide rinsate biobed can prevent the environmental contamination of surface and groundwater by pesticides. Instead of being disposed of directly on land, at the edge of a field or… -
Dry conditions elevate herbicide carryover risk
Residual herbicides need a moist environment for herbicide breakdown to occur within the expected time-frame. In dry conditions, the two major breakdown methods – hydrolysis or microbial degradation – will… -
CPT data added to online tool
Canola variety results from the 2018 Canola Performance Trials (CPTs) have been added into the searchable database on the CPT website, so all your queries can now include 2018 data… -
Changing weather means moisture movement in bins
As temperatures shift from frigid to mild, warming of grain at the outside edges of bins will trigger new movement of moisture throughout the grain. This could increase the spoilage…
